Hair-waving apparatus



Oct. 14, 1930. c. H. M coY HAIR WAVING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 13, 1927 2Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

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Patented Oct. 14, 1 930 v UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES H. MCCOY,OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 CHARLES C;BOG-ARDUS, OI" LOSANGELES, CALIFORNIA .HAIR-WAVING APPARATUS Applicationfiled December 13, 193?. Serial No. 239,632.

My invention relates to a hair waving apparatus and has for itsprincipalobject the provision of a relatively simple andeasily operatedapparatus that may be effectively used for imparting to the hair Marcelor'water Waves.

Further objects of my invention are to generally improve upon andsimplify the existing forms of apparatus utilized for waving the hair,toprovide an apparatus of the character referred to having a plurality ofsets of combs that engage and hold the hair in shape to produce thedesired waves,and further to provide a hair waving apparatus that will.readily conform to the head, and

which may be easily and quickly positioned for use upon the head-andremoved therefrom. p

With the foregoing and other objects in View, my invention consists incertain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts thatwill hereinafter be more fully described and claimed and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which ing apparatus of my improvedconstruction 7 in posit-ion for use upon the head. I

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus positioned upon the head for use.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken approximately on the line 3-3, ofFig. 2.

Fig. 4: is an enlarged view looking against the underside of one of thecomb carrying bands and said view being taken looking in the directionindicated by the arrows44, of Fi 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 55, of Fig. 3. VFig. 6 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 6-6, of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is an elevational view of the flexible portion of one of thecombs utilized in my improved hair waving apparatus.

Fig. 8 is a cross section taken on the line 8 -8, of Fig. 7.

.Fig. 9 is a horizontal section takenon the line 99, of Fig. 7.

the front member of the frame of the apparatus, which front member ispreferably formed of light weight metal such as aluminum, and saidmember being shaped so as to fit snugly across the forehead with the endportions curved downwardly so as to overlie the temples and projectingrearwardly from the lower portion of this front memher is an invertedL-shaped flange 11, the depending portion of which is adapted to restdirectly against the forehead and temples.

Formed in the outer upper portion of the front member 10 is a channel 12that is adapted to be occupied by the front ends of the comb carryingstraps, and the latter are clampedto the front member lOby means ofthumb screws 13 that pass through the wall of member 10 in front ofchannel 12.

A strap orband 1e preferably of metal, such as aluminum is shaped so asto fit upon the rear portion of the neck of the user of the apparatusand arranged to lit beneath the chin is a cup-shaped member 15, whichmay be of light weight metal such as aluminum or fabric, such as canvas.

Connecting the ends of the front frame member 10 with the ends of thechin cup 15 are straps 16 that occupy positions against the checks ofthe wearer, and connecting the ends of the chin cup 15 with the ends ofthe back neckstrap 14 are straps 17 of leather or fabric that areseparable and adjustable by means of ordinary buckles 18.

A centrally arranged frame member preferably a light weight metal strapor band 19 has its forward end clamped by means of one of the thumbscrews 13 to the central portion of the front head band 10, and thelower rear end of this central strap is detachably connected preferablyby means of a set screw or winged nut :20 to the central portion of therear neck band 14.

Thus the frame of my improved hair waving apparatus comprises the fronthead band 10, the rear neck band 14, and the central band 19 that passesover the central portion of the head, and said frame being provided withthe straps 17' that enable the frame to be readily positioned upon orremoved from each other dependingupon the Arranged between the frontband 10 and the upper portion of center band 19 is a series of straps orbands 21, preferably formed of light Weight metal, and which carry thecombs that are utilized in imparting the Waves to thehair;

I These overhea d'bands or strapsh'avethe general shape of a horse shoeand theyare curvedlengthwise so as to conform to the curvature of thehead above and to the rear of the forehead and ears. The forward ends ofthe bandsor straps 21 are curved'dowm Wardly so as to engage in thecurve in the front head band, 10 andthe endsso positioned are detachablyclamped to the iront head band by the Winged nuts 13, and" therear'central portions of the bands are permanently securedtotie centralhead band 19, preferably byjmeans of rivets 22. 'VVhilef portion isprovided with teeth 25, which are in every Waysimilar to the teeth of anordinary coinb. A Q I I Arranged for. longitudinal slidiug'inovementbeneath ea'chba1'1d .or strap 23 is a pair of depending combs 26 thatare spaced apart, and whieh'occ'upy positions substantially parallelwith; the adj acent comb- 25,

secured in the upper portions of these combs 26 are pins 2? that projectupwardly through oppositely disposed arcuate slots 28 that are formedin'strap'2'3, I I j The upper endsfof'each pair of pins 27 are pivotallyconnected by a short'lever 29,

the latter being mounted'upon a pivot pin 30 thatis seated in strap23between the arcu ate v slots 28; I V o o ,A.s'"a' result of. theconstruction just described the combs are mounted so as to inovesimultaneously in opposite directions, for as e'ach'lever 29 swings onits axis the pins 27 traverse the arcuate slots 28, thereby impartingmovement simultaneously to the combs '26; said combs move in oppositedirections and likewiseifmove toward or away from direction ofmovem'entof said lever 29.

ln erder that the combs may flexibility to itraverse the sharp curvedrear portions of the straps or hands 21, portions .,of said 'coinbs aremade insectionsas illustrated inFigs. 7, '8 9, A series'of sepa- Frately formed comb teeth 31 are strung on have sufficient Wires 32 andthe latter are connected to the main bodies of the combs and theseflexible portions ofthe combs arearranged so that they will flexslightly as the iuli lengths of the combs are shiited longitudinally bymovement of thelevers 29.

.1; Connecting thejends 'oi'ea'ch set of levers are'small flexible Wiresor cables 83, and at the ends of the straps orbands 2i each pair ofthese ires or cables are connected to a cross bar or lever 3ttl1at iscarried by a short shaft 35, thei'same being journalled in the bandsorstraps 21 and 23 adjacent to the ends 7 thereof, and the outeriend ofeach shaft car rying a disk 36 having a knurled edge, and

which serves as' 'an operating handle." Thus,

by engaging theidislrs3'6 and" rotating the same the corresponding pairofcombs Will be simultaneouslyimoved'in opposite direc tions due'to theconnections between the actuated disk and combs. r I a In theuse of myimproved hair Waving apparatus the frame is applied to the head'asillustrated in Figs. 1 an'd2, and said frame is firmly retained inposition "foruse by proper adjustmentof the straps 17. When theapparatus is pos tioned on the head the teeth of all of the combsproject through the hair and bear on the scalp, and the various sets ofcombs are j arranged so that they pass through the hair substantiallyatright angles thereto rather than in inclined planes or in planesparallel with the hair, and as aresult practically all of he hair willbe acted upon by the combs as the latter are manipulated.

The operator, successively engages the disks 36 and partiallyrotates'sania' and as each disk is' rotated t iel'corresponding lever 34Will be swung into an angular position-and through the connections33thelevers29 Will be swung into' corresponding angular positions so that oneof tlie'niovablebombs, 26 will be moved lengthwise arena direction hilethe other one "oi the movable combs W'illbe moyedlengthvvise in theopposite di rection and the same, time the inovable ,combs Will approacheach'other as thepins27 traverse the arcuate slots 28;

j'lhe adj acent stationary comb 25 will hold in the original positionthe hair engaged by the movable combs andas the latter area-ctu ated asust described they villi npart curva; ture or Waves to the ha r and'anabrupt wave lie or fold will be iornied'betiveen tlietivomov- M ablecombs when the same have been brought into position inm ediatelyadjacent toieach' other; e o

This procedure is carried out With each pair of movable combs andwhenjall sets or said combs have been actuated the entire head 'of hair'will be wavediin; the desired manner.

twill be understood that shot to the application of the appar I hair ismoistened wi h Water or With aliquid anus on te head the that will beeffective in causing the hair to retain the waves and after the combshave been actuated as just described the front member of the frame, thechin cup and back neck member 14 are removed from the upper portion ofthe apparatus and a net or the like is placed over the hair that is heldin position by the adjusted-combs, and said net and combs are retainedon the head until the hair is dry, whereupon the net and combs areremoved, leaving the hair in the desired waved condition.

In some instances it may be found desirable to equip the combs or thecomb carrying strips with electric connections that include smallheating coils,-and thus the combs may be mildly heated while applied tothe head, and which application of heat will assist materially in thedrying of the hair after being waved.

' Thus it will be seen that I have provided a hair waving machine thatis relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture, andwhich may be advantageously employed for imparting to the hair Marcel,water or finger waves.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form andconstruction of the various parts of my improved hair waving machine maybe made and substituted for those herein shown and described withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is setforth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention.

1. In a hair waving apparatus, a supporting member adapted to bepositioned on the head and to extend from the center of the foreheadover the head tothe nape of the neck, means passing around the neck andaround the face for retaining said supporting member on the head, a combcarried by and depending from said supporting member, a pair of combsmounted for operation upon said supporting member and adapted 2.; tomove parallel with each other and with the comb that depends therefrom,and means for moving the members ofsaid pair of combs simultaneously inopposite directions.

2. In a hair waving apparatus, a supporting member ada ted to be appliedto the head and to extend from the center of the forehead over the headto the nape of the neck, means passing around the neck and around theface for retaining said supporting member on the head, a comb dependingfrom one edge of said supporting member, a pair of combs carried by andextending lengthwise of said supporting member, said pair of combs lyingparallel with each other and with the comb that depends from the theedge of the supporting member, and means for simultaneously moving themembers of said pair of combs toward each other.

3. In a hair waving apparatus, a frame ada ted to be detachablv appliedto the head,

a series of curved supporting members detachably connected to saidframe, and a pair of movable combs arranged on the underside of eachsupporting member and projecting downwardly therefrom.

4. In a hair waving apparatus, a frame adapted to be detachably appliedto the head, a series of curved supporting members detachably connectedto said frame, a pair of movable combs arranged on the underside of eachsupporting member and projecting downwardly therefrom, and means forsimultaneously moving the members of each pair of combs in oppositedirections.

5. In a hair waving apparatus, a frame adapted to be removablypositioned on the head, a plurality of curved supporting membersdetachably secured to said frame, a comb, rigidly fixed to and dependingfrom each supporting member, a pair of combs arranged for movement oneach supporting member, and means for simultaneously moving the membersof each pair of movable combs in opposite directions and toward eachother.

6. In a hair waving apparatus, a frame adapted to be positioned on theforehead, neck and chin of the wearer, a series of substantially horseshoe shaped members detachably connected to said frame and adapted tooverlie the upper portion of the head, a relatively fixed comb dependingfrom one edge of each horse-shoe shaped member, and a pair ofsubstantially parallel movable combs arranged for operation on theunderside of each horse-shoe shaped member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES H. MeooY.

